A new selectors’ dilemma: who deserves a gong to go with gold?

Trott, 20, could become the youngest woman to be appointed a dame, but she may not want an honour that Helen Mirren said had shattered her street credTim Ireland/PA

The Welwyn Wheelers have yet to number a dame among their ranks, but the honour may not be far away. Laura Trott, 20, could be in line to be the youngest dame in British history after winning double Olympic cycling gold.

As Great Britain’s athletes start putting their record tally of medals in display cases, the head-scratching starts in Whitehall over which of the 65 — including 29 winners of gold — who made it to the podium will be included in the New Year’s Honours List.

The addition of Sir to Mohamed Farah’s name cannot be in doubt after his two gold medals, and Bradley Wiggins will surely receive a knighthood to follow the other cycling knight of the realm, Sir Chris Hoy. Farah…